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*[http://famousamericans.net/isaacbabbitt/ Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography], edited by [[James Grant Wilson]], [[John Fiske]] and [[Stanley L. Klos]] Six volumes, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889 ] |
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Revision as of 03:56, 7 December 2007
Isaac Babbitt (b. July 26 1799, Taunton, Massachusetts - d. May 26 1862, Somerville, Massachusetts) was in 1839 the inventor of a low-friction tin-based metal alloy, Babbitt metal, that is used extensively in engine bearings today.[1]
References
- ^ Hellemans, Alexander; Bunch, Bryan (1988). The Timetables of Science. Simon & Schuster. p. 305. ISBN 0671621300.
External links
- Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, edited by James Grant Wilson, John Fiske and Stanley L. Klos Six volumes, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889 ]
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